Handel 1742 Messiah HWV 56 Pratum Integrum

George Frideric Handel [Georg Friedrich Händel] Messiah Oratorio composed in 1741, some individual movements revised and recomposed between 1742 and 1754. Première charity concert Dublin April 14th 1742 , from 1750 was established the annual charity performances of Messiah at London’s Foundling Hospital, which continued until Handel’s death and beyond. Pratum Integrum Orchestra & Intrada Vocal Ensemble Conductor: Philipp Chizhevsky Lilia Gaisina, soprano; Vasily Khoroshev, countertenor; Sergei Godin, tenor; Igor Podoplelov, bass